Resolutions--constitutional Amendments

State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income. [SJR-2] [Taxes ] [Property Tax ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Drew Springer Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/15/2023

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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the time during which the legislature may act on bills or resolutions during a regular session. [HJR-198] [Elections ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the time during which the legislature may act on bills or resolutions during a regular session.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Tinderholt Read First Time on 03/24/2023

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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment to protect the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas by authorizing it to conduct gaming on certain lands under state law. [SJR-90] [Gaming ] [Native American Affairs ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to protect the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas by authorizing it to conduct gaming on certain lands under state law.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jose Menendez Read First Time on 03/23/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the legislature to increase the basic allotment under the Foundation School Program and to adjust the allotment in a manner that reflects annual inflation. [HJR-192] [Education ] [Funding ] [Inflation ] [Budget and Spending ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the legislature to increase the basic allotment under the Foundation School Program and to adjust the allotment in a manner that reflects annual inflation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer Read First Time on 03/23/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas legacy fund and the Texas legacy distribution fund, dedicating the Texas legacy distribution fund to certain state infrastructure projects or the reduction of certain long-term obligations, and providing for the transfer of certain general revenues to the economic stabilization fund, the Texas legacy fund, and the state highway fund. [HJR-203] [Budget and Spending ] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Funding ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas legacy fund and the Texas legacy distribution fund, dedicating the Texas legacy distribution fund to certain state infrastructure projects or the reduction of certain long-term obligations, and providing for the transfer of certain general revenues to the economic stabilization fund, the Texas legacy fund, and the state highway fund.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Howard Read First Time on 03/24/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow certain officers to become candidates for an office of profit or trust without automatically resigning from their current office. [HJR-197] [Elections ] [Ethics ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow certain officers to become candidates for an office of profit or trust without automatically resigning from their current office.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kyle J. Kacal Read First Time on 03/24/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the Texas University Fund, which provides funding to certain institutions of higher education to achieve national prominence as major research universities and drive the state economy. [HJR-3] [Education ] [Funding ] [Economic Development ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the Texas University Fund, which provides funding to certain institutions of higher education to achieve national prominence as major research universities and drive the state economy.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Royce West Filed With The Secretary Of State on 05/30/2023

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Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran regardless of whether the property was the residence homestead of the surviving spouse when the disabled veteran died. [HJR-206] [Taxes ] [Veterans ] [Property Tax ] [Housing ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran regardless of whether the property was the residence homestead of the surviving spouse when the disabled veteran died.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Tinderholt Read First Time on 03/24/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on property owned by a person who makes a donation to the state for the purpose of border security and to provide for the reimbursement of political subdivisions for the revenue loss incurred as a result of the credit. [HJR-193] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Property Tax ] [Immigration ] [National Security ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on property owned by a person who makes a donation to the state for the purpose of border security and to provide for the reimbursement of political subdivisions for the revenue loss incurred as a result of the credit.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bryan Slaton Read First Time on 03/23/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property that arises from the installation in the property of certain energy efficiency-related improvements. [HJR-187] [Energy ] [Real Estate ] [Taxes ] [Property Tax ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property that arises from the installation in the property of certain energy efficiency-related improvements.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/24/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment reducing The University of Texas System's share of the income and other benefits of the permanent university fund, transferring to the national research university fund and general revenue fund a portion of the annual distribution made from the permanent university fund to the available university fund, appropriating the portion transferred to the national research university fund, and dedicating the portion transferred to the general revenue fund to provide for the support and maintenance of public institutions of higher education. [HJR-189] [Education ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment reducing The University of Texas System's share of the income and other benefits of the permanent university fund, transferring to the national research university fund and general revenue fund a portion of the annual distribution made from the permanent university fund to the available university fund, appropriating the portion transferred to the national research university fund, and dedicating the portion transferred to the general revenue fund to provide for the support and maintenance of public institutions (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dustin Burrows Read First Time on 03/23/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation 50 percent of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who has received a residence homestead exemption on the property for at least the preceding 10 years. [HJR-191] [Property Tax ] [Taxes ] [Housing ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation 50 percent of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who has received a residence homestead exemption on the property for at least the preceding 10 years.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jolanda Jones Read First Time on 03/23/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled. [HJR-199] [Property Tax ] [Senior Citizens ] [Disabilities ] [Education ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jolanda Jones Read First Time on 03/24/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations to pay for school district ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. [SJR-4] [Education ] [Property Tax ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations to pay for school district ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Huffman Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/15/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual net worth or wealth tax. [SJR-91] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Property Tax ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual net worth or wealth tax.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Hughes Read First Time on 03/23/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of money in the state highway fund for transit-oriented projects. [HJR-204] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ] [Construction ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of money in the state highway fund for transit-oriented projects.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John H. Bucy Read First Time on 03/24/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the imposition of school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes on residence homesteads, to increase the rates of state sales and use taxes and dedicate the revenue attributable to that increase for public education, and to establish and prescribe the permissible uses of the homeowner protection fund. [HJR-205] [Taxes ] [Education ] [Property Tax ] [Housing ] [Funding ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the imposition of school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes on residence homesteads, to increase the rates of state sales and use taxes and dedicate the revenue attributable to that increase for public education, and to establish and prescribe the permissible uses of the homeowner protection fund.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Guillen Read First Time on 03/24/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district. [SB-4] [Education ] [Property Tax ] [Taxes ]
Relating to the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Drew Springer Referred To Ways & Means on 04/10/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Ratifying a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the number of representatives in the United States House of Representatives. [HJR-200] [Elections ]
Ratifying a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the number of representatives in the United States House of Representatives.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Wilson Read First Time on 03/24/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the junior college endowment fund and dedicating the interest and other investment income from money in the fund to reduce the cost of tuition at public junior colleges in this state. [HJR-186] [Education ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the junior college endowment fund and dedicating the interest and other investment income from money in the fund to reduce the cost of tuition at public junior colleges in this state.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer Read First Time on 03/23/2023

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